We’ve learned so much about Germany over the past seven months and we’ve picked up a few strange habits along the way. Here are some things that we’ve observed to be true about life in Germany.
You might live in Germany if:
- You know that the autobahn is not as much fun as most foreigners think it is.
- You have lots of insurance policies.
- You have very little patience. Maybe none at all.
- You’re a boss at conserving electricity. And water. And gas. You’re just really environmentally conscious.
- You have amazing trash sorting skills.
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- You say “Mahlzeit” at least twice a day.
- You are used to being stared at.
- You wait to return your Pfand bottles until they fill up your entire trunk and possibly your backseat.
- You struggle to leave Kaufland without buying a Bockwurst or Brezel.
- You know what it’s like to be let down by the Deutsche Bahn.
- You really hate lines.
- You say “Genau” during almost every conversation.
- You have at least five friends named “Stefan” or “Christof”.
- You look forward all year to drinking glühwein at the Christmas Markets.
- You’ve mastered the art of going to the bathroom in a moving train.
- You have excellent throat-clearing skills.
- You despise GEMA.
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- You don’t like to open windows because they cause drafts (and consequently, illness).
- You don’t trust banks or credit cards, you know cash is king.
- You have a bumper sticker for your favorite castle (or you know someone who does).
- You love döners.
- You’ve had to literally run to the store at 7:50pm on Saturday night.
- You find yourself walking upstairs in the dark because you didn’t do the right dance to turn the motion sensor.
- You take feierabend very seriously.
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- You distrust air conditioning.
- You have little to no tolerance for people who break the rules.
- You make lunch reservations even if you’re going to a casual restaurant.
- You scowl at people who cross the street before the green man appears.
- You’ve honked at someone less than one second after the traffic light turned green.
- You’ve been honked at by someone less than one second after the traffic light turned green.
What would you add?
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this is funny! I've never been to Germany, but I have to!:)
Germany is a country I would love to visit!
It’s a lot of fun! 🙂
That's quite accurate and döner is great. 😀
But the store closingtime depends on the state, here in Rhineland-Palatinate, shops usally close at 10 pm, even saturdays.
There are reagions where you can shop till midnight or sometimes even 24/7. maybe 24/6 im not totally sure, if sunday is open.
I think air conditioning is not a question of thrus more a kima thin. In germany there are usally only a hand full of hot days, usally its rearly more than 25 degree C, so there is no need to buy an expensive air conditoner.
But the last years, because of klima change, it's getting hotter, so you will find air conditioning more frequently and its getting more.
Enough smartass for today 😉
Regards
Eardy
ps. I need to find a way to change the spellchcking to englisch :-D, it's not easy to see typos, if everything is red.
Yes, we still miss döners! They aren’t the same here.
We were quite excited when we visited Stuttgart and the shops did not close until 10pm, it was such a luxury!
Perhaps I am just hotnatured, but I was hot from April 1st through the beginning of October in Bavaria. I had a lot of trouble sleeping throughout the entire summer, even though there were only a few hot days. I think it would be reasonable not to have an air conditioner if you live in Northern Germany, but I would have definitely needed one in order to stay in Schweinfurt long-term.
I understand what you mean, but I’m sure that is frustrating to not have the spell check. Thanks again for your feedback! 🙂
I think, this summer would have bean much better for you. at least temperature wise.
It was quite cold, some times not even 20°C, but unfortunately, it was really wet, too.
I personally prefer hot sommers, even if my attic apartment(penthouse?) becomes quite hot (34+°C),
but I can see, that this is real hard, if you are not used to it.
ps. I found a way to change my spellchecker 😀 – at least, this should be alright now ;-D
I agree, I think a cooler summer would have been easier and I’ve also heard that the second summer is easier after your body has adjusted more. I had been living with air conditioning for 25 years before I moved to Germany, after all!
Penthouses are usually really luxurious rooms on the top floor – maybe that applies to your attic? Haha, I’m sure it could. 😉
Glad you figured out how to use the spell checker! It certainly provides peace of mind.
I'm not poor but luxurious isn't the right word either 😉
It's just a standard single apartment near the center of a small/medium sized city
I loved the autobahn. Got ticketed when I got back to the states for driving too fast.
It’s hard to change habits like that when you leave Germany. 🙂